--- title: "Scottish Football Association withdraws support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino" description: "Most outlets reported that the Scottish Football Association has withdrawn its support for Gianni Infantino, focusing on the decision's implications for his re-election bid. Dawn added context about Infantino’s failed attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup and noted the broader reaction from European federations. Daily Times highlighted the loss of confidence in Infantino and the decision not to vote for his re-election, citing a statement from the SFA’s chief executive." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/3708-scottish-fa-withdraws-support-for-fifa-president-infantino site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Scottish Football Association withdraws support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino sports · latest filing 18 Aug 2026, 11:13 AM PKT · 18 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that the Scottish Football Association has withdrawn its support for Gianni Infantino, focusing on the decision's implications for his re-election bid. Dawn added context about Infantino’s failed attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup and noted the broader reaction from European federations. Daily Times highlighted the loss of confidence in Infantino and the decision not to vote for his re-election, citing a statement from the SFA’s chief executive. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Scottish FA withdraws support for FIFA president Infantino](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1540081/scottish-fa-withdraws-support-for-fifa-president-infantino/) · 18 Aug 2026, 11:13 AM PKT > The Scottish Football Association has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino and will not be voting for his re-election as president of Fifa, chief executive Ian Maxwell has told BBC Sport. Infantino is under increasing pressure over his attempt, later abandoned, to create a new company to manage the commercial and ticketing rights of all Fifa […] - **Dawn** — [Scottish Football Association withdraws support for Infantino](https://www.dawn.com/news/2023558/scottish-football-association-withdraws-support-for-infantino) · 18 Aug 2026, 10:34 AM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > LONDON: The Scottish Football Association has withdrawn its support for embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino after his failed attempt to sell off stakes in the World Cup. A host of European federations have already scrapped their backing of Infantino, including Eng­land, Ireland and Wales. And the Scottish FA on Monday became the latest to officially turn its back on Infantino, who hopes t... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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